Case structure



April 6, 1926. 1,580,052 s. A. KOZIELSKI ET AL.

CASE STRUCTURE Fil ed Oct. 8, 1924 INVENTORS 5/0/04: y 15. A 05/k/M7' ATTORNEY "mechanism in each corner-so that the case Patented Apr. 6, 1926.

STANLEY A. xozrnrisx'rg or cLrivEL nn, AND'IRAYNCIS :T. noo'rrr. or" SOUTH EUCLID, I T'QHIO V. m:

Applicationj filed October 8, 1924.". ser iai}m. l742,431.

T0 all whom it concern; I

Be it known that we, STANLEY A. KozIEL- 7 s n, of Cleveland, and Farmers J. Boorrr, or South Euclid, both in county of Cuyahoga and State. of Ohio, both citizens f, the United States,have jointly invented a new. and useful Improvement in GaseStructures, otwhich the following, isra specification.-v O ur invention relates to the structure' of cases g p One of the objects of our invention is a simple, inexpensive,and neat-case, Another object '5 to provide such afcase With independent Walls, and topand botto'm and to hold these members togetherby one can readily .be 1 assembled or taken'apartand packed into eompact form for shipment or storage Another. object is .tovprovide such a case with finishing strips to avoid abutting the members oneachother edgewise and to sup-.. portthese members and to provide ane'at" appearance. of the joints alongv thefiedges.

of two adjoining members. r p Another object is, to provide such a case'- With aframe, metallic or otherwise, form-F ing a unitary structure when the case is assembled and adapted to holdor retain the walls and the top and bottom in relation to each other Without clampingor otherwise rigidly confining the edges of these members except across the thickness ther'eor" to prevent breaking or warping of the plates due to changes in temperature or ;other causes. V m v In the accompanyingdrawingi'vve have illustrated our invention as applied 'to a 'showcasehaving a metallic frame andwall' and topand bottom'of glass'without any door or otherv opening "as frequentlyfcona structed ior usei-nradio outfits.

,In' this accompanying drawing, 7 Fig. 1 is a side view ofalshow case em-' bodying the featuresfof ourinventiom Fig. '2 is anen'd view of Fig.1.

3 is aplan View of, one corner of Fig. 4 is a typical section of the corners of the case, indicated'bythe line-H in Fig. 3," showing the} relations between the si-wlfand the plates and between the corner plate. and the corner cap and 'th'e finishing stripsretained therebyl y ,4 Fig.,5j's a perspectivejview of the end; of a'finishingstrip showingithe notch therei Fig; is an end View vof'the corner j'cap showing the projections on the'three inner faces'oi' the Walls thereon Fig.1? is al'sectional view a portion oi one corner of the ease Qshowmg one. of lthe proge'ctions, on "the corner cap 1 engaging one end or a finishings'trip. Y V Fig.8. is a perspective view, on a larger scale,"o.f acorner platelthe screw, Fig.- -10- is fa Similar-reference eh raeters refer to sim ilar, partsthrougliout the views.

. The case'shovvn in the "drawing comprises principally, a. frame and four. Wallsand a" top and a bOttOm. 'H I 1 g V view'of one cornerofi the case. wlt-ho'uti firush ng strips, showing;

The frame is formed of the outside linishing stri'psflO, the. inside finishingstrips and the'corner pieces All or the 'finishi'f g" strips a re made otthe same size offstockiin the present instance, thereby reducing the cost ofproductlon.

The corner piecesA are all madefwith the same corner holdlng means-and of the same j generalcontour except'that the corner-pieces on 'ithe bottom havegfeet although these feet may-beomitted" ifidesired. x i

Each of th' corner pieces AE comprises the cornerfplate12 and the corner cap 13 held inposition'to each other by. the sc'reW' 14 and the nut ;15, 1threaded thereon.

The earner plate 12', shown in Fig." '8, has

' a triangular base and is of conical-formation. Thehole lfiis in alignment With the axis of thei'cfone and permits the screw 14 to pass through. Each of the] corners 17" of this conefhasflthdreces's 18'of a'depth slightlyv j j. 1ewh th lee 59 a a the finishing strips 11 thereby preventing the conical faces 19 from abutting the glass and permitting the strips 11 to freely abut the glass when the case is assembled as illustrated in Fig. 4: for instance.

The corner cap 13, shown in Fig. 6, has the three flanges 20 joined to each other to form the triangular and conical depression.

21 with the inner faces of these flanges of the same angles as the faces 19 of the corner plates 12. Each corner of this depression 21 has the inwardly extending projection 22 to engage the strips 10 as will appear presently. Each of the corner caps 13 has the boss 23 projecting outside of the flanges 20 and disposed in alignment with the axis of the conical depression 21 and has the opening 24 for the screw 14: also in alignment with the axis of the depression 21.

The arrangement or disposition of the screw 14 is somewhat difficult to show on a flat drawing but it is believed readily understandable when it is remembered that each screw passes through one of the corners of the case at an angle of forty five degrees with each of three adjoining plates as more definitely illustrated in Fig. 9.

Each of the finishing strips 10 is of angle iron formation cross-sectionally and each end of each strip has the notch 25 adapted to engage the projections 22 when the case is assembled.

Each of the finishing strips 11 is of angle iron formation cross-sectionally similar to. the strips 10 but have no notches in the present instance.

The strips 11 may also be provided with notches similar to the-notches 25 in the strips 10 in which case projections, similar to the projections 22, are provided on the recessed portions of the faces 19. Neither of the strips may have any notches and neither of the corner pieces may have projections; in suchcases the friction between the ends of the finishing strips and the corner pieces is relied upon to hold the frame together. It is preferred however that some sort of engaging means is employed to definitely locate the several members in desired relation to each other.

lVhen assembling the case shown, any of the three adjoining plates of the case are held in approximately the desired position in relation to each other; the finishing stri 3s 10 are then placed over the outside of the edges of each two adjoining plates and the finishing strips 11 are then placed on the inside of the edges of each two of the adjoining plates as seen scctionally in Fig. 10; the corner plate 12 is then placed in the corner formed by these three adjoining plates; the corner cap 13 is then placed over the corner formed by these adjoining plates; and the screw 14 is then inserted through the corner plate and the corner cap and tightened up; thereby forcing the corner plate and the corner cap toward each other and combining the adjoining plates and strips of each corner into a unitary joint which can easily be assembled or taken apart.

Each of the remaining corners of the case may be assembled similar to the corner de scribed. i

The notches 25' and the projections 22 serve the purpose of definitely locating the corner pieces in relation to the finishing strips, thereby forming a unitary frame structure with independent wall and top and bottom plates held therein by the sides of the edges thereof only and not confined ec gewise so that the adjoining plates do not abut each other and permit these plates to expand or contract under temperature change or otherwise to prevent the breaking or warping thereof.

e are aware that modifications other than those shown and described and pointed out may be made; therefore, without limit ing ourselves to the precise construction and arrangement of elements shown and described and pointed out,

Vi e claim 1. A case comprising, individual wall and top and bottom plates, a frame composed of parallelly disposed pairs of inner and outer finishing strips of L-shaped cross section, each of the outer finishing strips having a notch near each end thereof, a corner plate on the inside of each adjoining corner of said finishing strips and having rabbeted out outer faces engaging three adjoining ends of said inside finishing strips, a corner cap on the outside of each of said corners opposite said corner plates, each of the said caps having an inwardly extending projection on each of the three faces thereof to engage said notches, and a bolt passing through each of said oppositely disposed plates and caps for drawing said plates and caps toward each other and thereby dispose said projections in said notches and hold'said strips in rela tion to each other to complete said frame and clamp the first mentioned plates between said strips.

2. A. case comprising, individual wall and top and bottom plates having the edges thereof spaced from each other, finishing strips of L-shaped cross-section on the inside of each two adjoining edges of said plates, finishing strips of L-shaped cross-section on the outside of each two adjoiningedges of said plates and each end thereof having a notch, a corner plate on the inside of each adjoining corner of said case and having rabbeted out. outer faces engaging three adjoining ends of said finishing strips on the inside of said plates, a corner cap on the outside of each of said corners, the said caps having an inwardly extending projection on each of the three faces thereof to engage said notches, each of said caps also having a cylindrical extension, and a bolt ,passing through each of said oppositely disposed caps and plates with the head thereof flush Withthe outer end of said extension for drawing said caps and; plates toward each I other and thereby dispose said projections in said notches and hold said strips in relation to each other and clamp the first mentioned plates between said strips.

STANLEY "A; KOZIELSKI. FRANCIS J. BOOTH; 

